The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 71

The structure of the courtyard was very simple.

There was a large yard, and inside there was a single-story building, which looked very similar to the building Wang Hyeon-seong was using as his office.

It seems that this place was also built when the Eungnam Merchant Guild was first established.

Ka-ang!

Once again, the sound of metal clashing was heard.

The place where the sound was coming from was inside the building.

I checked my senior brothers who had already climbed over the wall and approached the building.

The door was slightly open, and it seemed that the sound had leaked out through the open gap.

As I quietly approached it and looked inside, six men in black were confronting one old man.

The old man, who was holding a sword and pointing it at the men in black, had white hair, but his gaze, which was glaring at the men in black, was no less than that of a young man.

'Judging from his starting stance and presence, his martial arts level doesn't seem to be high.'

On the other hand, the men in black are all people who have learned martial arts.

And judging from the hand holding the sword and the aura they exude, they are not weak.

If I had to compare, they are a little weaker than the apostate monk Tae-mun I fought a while ago.

"Old man. Didn't I say I'd spare your life if you just hand over what you've been hiding? We're also reluctant to kill a powerless old man."

"You can't even lie properly. I can't breathe because of the smell of blood on your bodies. Do you think I don't know that you can't kill me because you won't be able to find out where the goods are hidden if you kill me?"

"Then you'll know if I really tell you, won't you? What I'll do."

"Shut up. You dirty Unorthodox Faction bastards."

"Don't forget that there's also a way to kill the old man and search thoroughly."

"Huhu. Yes. Then go ahead and kill me. And search the entire Central Plains. Do you think I would have left it only in this house?"

Although the old man spoke confidently, the man in black could not.

Occasionally, the men in black closest to the old man would swing their swords as if to threaten him, and the old man would parry them.

"Dammit. I can't even do it properly because I'm afraid he'll die."

From the voice of the masked man who spoke as if he were passing by, I felt that his patience was gradually running out.

Until now, the old man's firm attitude has kept him alive, but I don't know how long that will last.

So I said to my senior brothers who were stuck close to me in a very small voice, "Senior Brothers. Do you see the people in black over there?"

My senior brothers, being quick-witted, didn't answer and just nodded.

"There are six of them. We are five. It seems that the old man over there is on our side, but I don't think it's a significant number. So I'll kick the door and go in, cut down one with my sword, and then face the one closest to the old man. When I go in, you senior brothers each take one and face them."

They all nodded.

Although I didn't decide who would take whom, it seemed that my senior brothers had all already decided in their hearts who their opponent was.

I was about to check one by one because it would be troublesome if they overlapped, but I didn't.

Because it didn't seem like there was time for that, and because I trusted our teamwork that we had built up until now.

After taking a couple of breaths.

Kwa-dang!!

I kicked the open door with my shoulder and went straight into the room.

In an instant, the heads of the men in black turned towards me!

I cheered inwardly.

I was worried about what would happen if they swung their swords at the old man the moment I went in, but it seems the men in black didn't have that much judgment.

Kwa-jik—! Pi-syung!!

With the internal energy I had been steadily accumulating in my legs, I kicked the floor at once and rushed towards the man in black closest to the old man.

So much force was put into it that the wooden floor was about to collapse.

Feeling the wind brushing past my eyes and face in an instant, I unfolded my swordsmanship using the secret of the Nine Palaces Sword Art.

Seo-geok!

The one closest to the men in black couldn't even react to my speed and his head fell off.

Just before the blood gushed from his neck, I had already reached the man in black closest to the old man, and I thrust my sword at him with the same running speed.

Chaeng-gang!

But, that man in black, perhaps because his skills were better than the other men in black, reflexively deflected my sword.

I used that deflected rebound force to jump up and then turned half a circle in the air and landed between the old man and the man in black.

To put it simply, it was as if I was protecting the old man from the man in black.

"Y-You bastard, who are you?!"

I didn't answer. Because at that moment, my senior brothers poured in through the door I had kicked and each faced one person.

The men in black were in a situation where they were instantly surrounded by me and my senior brothers.

"It's an enemy. Kill them!"

The man in black in front of me must be the leader, and as he shouted, the eyes of the men in black, who were bewildered because they couldn't properly grasp what was happening, came alive, and they swung their swords at my senior brothers.

Chaeng-gang!

Although four pairs of swords clashed, since they clashed at the same time, only one metallic sound rang out.

My senior brothers blocked the swords in a very cool way.

Perhaps because they had had one real battle, there was no awkwardness anywhere.

"It's not one against many, but one against one. You all know that this is a much more advantageous situation than a few days ago, right?"

Although no one answered, I believed that my senior brothers were listening and continued to speak.

"The most important thing in a one-on-one fight is not the person, but the tip of the weapon. If you don't get stabbed or cut by the weapon, you will never get hurt. Haap!"

The moment I finished speaking, I deliberately let out a shout and rushed at the leader.

I don't usually fight while shouting like this, but today I did it on purpose.

To let my senior brothers know that the fight had now begun.

Fortunately, as if they had all understood my intention, the fight began right away.

Stabbing, deflecting, and the enemy blocking the swinging sword.

Even if the opponent has some skill, since it's not a very high level, it's a situation where we are constantly attacking and the opponent is defending.

My senior brothers also fought quite calmly and well, and began to push back the men in black.

At the same time, since I was also overwhelming the leader, at some point.

Tuk—

The backs of the leader and his subordinates hit each other.

At that moment.

"Ugh!"

One of the men in black, startled, swung his sword towards the back.

He was the one who was facing Senior Brother Uncheol, and because he was busy blocking Senior Brother Uncheol's attack, he swung it without knowing who was behind him.

And that sword deeply cut the shoulder of the man in black right next to him.

Sadly, that shoulder was the right shoulder, and perhaps because the tendon was cut, the man in black, whose hand had lost its strength, dropped his sword the moment he blocked the sword that Senior Brother Unsik had struck up.

The moment the spinning sword stuck into the floor.

Senior Brother Unsik, without hesitation, stabs his sword at the man in black who has no means to block.

The man in black, who has no means to block the sword, tried to stretch out his hand in a hurry, but.

Pook!

Senior Brother Unsik's sword pierced through his hand and made a hole in the man in black's chest.

"Eo-eok..."

He vomited blood and collapsed.

Even while clashing swords with the leader, I glanced at Senior Brother Unsik's face, and fortunately, he looked composed.

He even went to help Senior Brother Unmi, who was right next to him.

I feel like tears are about to well up without me realizing it. Is this the heart of a mother bird sending her baby bird away from the nest?

"Good. Now I don't need to see how my senior brothers are doing, I need to end the situation quickly."

"What did you say?"

How can he be so curious even while fighting?

The leader seemed to be genuinely curious about what I had muttered.

"It's nothing. You're in big trouble now, uncle. Because I'm going to get serious now."

"You arrogant...!"

"Yes. I've heard that a lot."

I didn't clash swords with him, but dodged slightly and recalled the secret of Taiji.

His sword, which had lost its opponent in an instant, was swung to my side, and I, at a speed almost similar to that of him retrieving his arm, stepped on the Seven Star Footwork, approached to a place where I could feel his breath, and swung my sword.

Seu-ak—!

"Huh?"

The sword passed by, and he tried to say something, but his voice didn't come out.

Because my sword had accurately cut his vocal cords.

He looked at me with eyes that couldn't believe it, and tried to stop the blood flowing from his neck with his hand, but then he collapsed with a kwa-dang—!

Since the leader had fallen, I thought the enemies would be mentally shocked, so I raised my head, but what's this.

Perhaps because they didn't have the leisure to look away while fighting their own opponents, not a single person was looking here.

For some reason, feeling a little disappointed, I turned back to the old man and said, "I've come on an errand from Guild Master Wang Hyeon-seong. I am Unhwi of the Wudang Sect."

"Ah...!"

The moment the old man heard the name Wang Hyeon-seong, he made a relieved expression.

He seems to be Wang Hyeon-seong's man for sure.

"First, please put down that sword and wait for a moment. I'll quickly clean up and come back."

Before the old man could even nod, I was about to rush at the men in black again... but I stopped.

Because there was only one person left standing.

Because Senior Brother Uncheol had beaten one and joined Senior Brother Unjeong, and Senior Brother Unsik and Senior Brother Unmi, who had already joined, had defeated another one together.

And soon, the last man in black was hit by Senior Brother Uncheol's sword in the stomach and collapsed.

My senior brothers skillfully shook off the blood and sheathed their swords.

Their expressions are majestic.

If someone who didn't know the situation had seen them, they would have surely seen my senior brothers as masters who had gone through a hundred battles.

Just like this old man.

"Oh-oh...! To think that the young heroes of Wudang would come to save me... thanks to you, I'm alive. Thank you so much...!"

The old man had a very moved expression, and it was an expression change that made it hard to believe that he was the same person who had been having a staring contest with the men in black a little while ago.

I said to the old man who was looking at us with shining eyes, "Sir. First, there's something we need to do before that."

"What is it?"

"Where is the soaring of the southern eagle from?"

"From the distant southern blue sea."

"It matches the password I heard."

"Originally, I should have done it first... you are definitely the ones sent by my young master."

"Young master? What is your relationship with the guild master..."

"Didn't you know? The young master is a member of the Jeongsan Wang family. I am a servant who has served the young master from there."

"The Jeongsan Wang family?"

The Jeongsan Wang family I remember is a prestigious family that has produced many high-ranking officials for generations.

Although they are not considered a martial arts family because they don't get involved much in the martial world, I know that they have also produced a great general.

To think that Wang Hyeon-seong was from there.

"First, let's talk about that a little later. I have something to ask those guys before they all die."

"I understand."

He now had an expression as if he was finally relieved.

I told him to sit down and rest for a while, and then I examined the men in black to see if there were any who were not yet dead.

"Ugh..."

"Found one."

And one of them. The life of the one who had fought with Senior Brother Unjeong at first was still attached.

This guy also had a considerable amount of bleeding due to the penetrating wound in his abdomen, and his black clothes were stained with blood, but his breath had not yet been cut off.

I slapped his cheek to wake him up and then asked, "Where, and who ordered you to come?"

"Keuk..."

"The wound on your abdomen is quite serious. If you leave it like this, you will surely die. If you tell me where you're from, I'll give you first aid. The probability of you living will probably increase considerably."

"...I'd rather die."

"Don't choose rashly. You only have one life."

"......"

But, that guy didn't seem to want to live.

I had no choice but to keep him alive for now, so I brought my hand to his wound to stop the bleeding...

Teo-eop!

The guy grabbed my wrist.

Then, he shook his head.

"L-Let me die..."

And he lost consciousness.

I suddenly felt very dirty. Let him die?

If he had begged me to save him, I might have killed him, but the thought of letting this guy die disappeared.

I put my internal energy into my hand and blocked the guy's wound and shouted.

"Senior Brother! Get me some golden sore medicine. Quickly!"

I somehow stopped the bleeding with my internal energy and poured the expensive golden sore medicine on the wound without hesitation.

And so that his energy wouldn't drop, I even started to do a simple transfusion and blood circulation.

Let him die? Not a chance. I will save him no matter what.

And I can kill him again with my own hands, but that's for me to decide.

(End of Chapter)